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EXCLUSIVE NEW HOME OPPORTUNITY!
October 7th, 2008 categories: Centex, Lennar, Market Commentary, New Home Communities, Pulte Homes, Westpark, Roseville
New Home Builder in Westpark, Roseville Makes Exclusive Offer for Buyers of SREV.com!
I got a call today from a new home builder in Westpark. The context of the conversation was that “hey, we’ve got (”X” amount) homes to sell before December 1. Make us an offer and we’ll consider it.” It was music to my ears!
This is one of the most well respected builders in the Westpark, Roseville community and the nation. They have authorized me with all of the information I need to get you the best possible price on a new home this year. I’ve been asked to withhold the name of the builder and the prices to share them only with serious buyers.
Some of these homes are move in ready or on a 30,45 or 60 day close schedule.
How Buying a New Home Benefits You
New Home Warranties vs. Existing Home Warranties
There is just no comparison. Buying a new home and buying an existing home are two different animals altogether. I know, I’ve sold both. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, new homes come with customer service and warranties that an existing home will not. The best you will do with an existing home is a 1 year home warranty that will have to be renewed every year, if you wish to, with a price tag of about $500. Then, 
if you have an issue, you’ll get the run around with the warranty company while they try to ascertain if the condition existed before you purchased the home.
In new homes, you call, they come and they fix it. Period. Unless the damage was caused by you either accidentally or intentionally, it’s covered. Something fails, it’s no cash out of pocket and they are there for you. The home warranty company in existing homes, well, let’s just safely say that the service isn’t even comparable.
Builders, if you know the right one to chose, stand by their homes. It guarantees future business, referrals and a high JD Power ranking.
The Most Up to Date Building Codes and Energy Features
Building codes change every year especially in California. Existing homes, all of them, are exempt from updating unless a ma
jor modification is made to the structure. Otherwise, existing homes just sit there and get old and outdated. New homes are built with the most up to date changes in construction standards.
While it’s true that what is new today is old tomorrow, certain features of new homes today won’t go out of style for some time. The builder who has made the EXCLUSIVE OFFER to Sacramento Real Estate Views buyers equips every home with low maintenance solar energy cells in the roof panels. Combine that with living in Roseville, who has their own electric company, and your electric bills will be almost non existent. Watching the electric meter running in reverse is an awesome sight!
Also, the windows of these homes are very special, Low “E” windows that reflects heat that hits them back outdoors in the summer and back indoors in the winter. They are the most energy efficient component of your new home. Dual pane windows alone don’t compare.
In addition to all of these highly sought after features, these homes also include a radiant barrier that is laminated onto the reverse side of the roof sheathing. This keeps the attic temperature roughly 30% cooler in the summer and the interior of your home warmer in the winter further reducing your “carbon footprint”.
The Best Prices of the Year on a New Home
All this stuff is nice but the bottom line is what matters most lately.
If you could get all the benefits of buying new at the price of an existing home, would you move forward?
With all of the fallout on Wall Street, everyone is a bit on edge. I have a list of homes, the base prices and the discount they’ll tell me about. They will go lower and I have a strategy for that.
If you’re interested in buying a new home in Roseville, please give me a call. We can get together, look over what I’ve got and if it looks good to you, we’ll form an attack strategy and get moving.
It’s the 4th quarter of the year and the builders have inventory they want to move before the end of the year.
Check out “It’s Bargain Time in New Homes!”
(images are from random brochures obtained and are not meant to be representative of any specific builder)
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Deal of the Week in New Homes
October 5th, 2008 categories: Centex, New Home Communities
Centex Meadowgate in Roseville
I visited the Meadowgate community in Roseville yesterday looking for a client and hoping to find a good deal on a solar home. I think I found a good one.
The home is called the “2190″. This corresponds to the square footage of the home. According to the sales associate, this home just fell out of escrow. The person apparently lost quite a bit in the stock market crash and could no longer afford to pay cash for the home. Their loss, this is a nice home at a decent price. Let’s just say it’s a good place to start.
You Want What for This Home?
The sales associate took me out to see it. The front, as you can see, is pretty nice. 3 car garage with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 or 3 baths. Nicely appointed inside. Granite counters inside with stainless steel appliances, all standard in most new h
omes today. Backyard was a nice size, big enough for kids to play in comfortably but not too big to take care of.
The associate I spoke with said that they had reduced the home 8% off a base price of $379,900 and then added the upgrades to make it a “deal” at $361K and change. Not quite deal enough I’m afraid. Trust me when I tell you that $361K is not the best deal.
When we were done with our tour of the home, I asked him “so what’s the real deal, what price can you get me on this home?” He said that he could probably get another $5K off but that was all he could muster. All he could muster but what about the General Sales Manager? What could he/she do?
My bet is that I could get at least another $5K off of the additional $5K he offered maybe even more. I would ask for more. My price would be much lower than $361K.
This home is costing the builder money everyday it sits unsold as improved lots are taxed at a different rate than unimproved lots. Winter is coming. They want to sell this home.
Need Someone to Help You Get the Best Deal?
Give me a call and let’s go look at this completed home ready for a 30 day close. Consider using the builders’ lender, that’s where the incentives get really good. Read this article about the importance of being represented when purchasing a new home in the Sacramento region.
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